"Base Bald" Moved To April 21 vs. Pepperdine

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Enjoy your hair while you still can because due to inclement weather Bronco baseball was unable to hold the scheduled "Base Bald" head-shaving event in support of the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

Even though the team has already raised $5,400 - more than two-thirds of the $7,500 it is looking to bring in for St. Baldrick's - the event is about more than just money. The Broncos want to bring awareness to the public about children with cancer and show their support for the kids that are fighting every day.

"For our guys to be this excited to shave their heads for a good cause says everything you need to know about them as a group," said O'Brien. "We're honored to be associated with St. Baldrick's for such a worthy event and to do what we can for children fighting this disease."

The event has been rescheduled to follow Santa Clara's game vs. Pepperdine on Sat., April 21 at 1 p.m.

The volunteer-driven charity funds research to find cures for childhood cancers and to let survivors long and healthy lives. St. Baldrick's funds more childhood cancer research than any organization besides the U.S. government.

Salon Blu and Art of Shaving, both Santa Clara companies, will still be sponsoring the event and will be doing the shavings.

O'Brien and his coaching staff have made reaching out to the community an emphasis in their first year on the Mission campus. When the players heard about the program, they all were eager to participate.

"In a pre-practice meeting earlier this week, we were asked to raise our hands if any of us have been affected by cancer and it blew my mind to see almost every hand go up," said sophomore pitcher Max Deering. "It put into perspective just how devastating cancer has become to our society. It motivated me to do everything in my power to raise as much money as I possibly can."